In Their Own Words: Vinny Mendoza

Mendoza is the 2014 Democrat candidate for U.S. Representative – First District.

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Updated: 6:17 PM CDT Oct 18, 2014

In Their Own Words: Vinny Mendoza

Mendoza is the 2014 Democrat candidate for U.S. Representative – First District.

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WEBVTT ELECTIONS ... AND WE'REFOCUSING ON THE CONGRESSIONALDISTRICT 1 SEAT THIS AFTERNOON.HERE'S CAMILLE WITH ONE OF THECANDIDATES SEEKING THATOFFICE.JOINING US NOW,VINNY MENDOZA,RUNNING FOR USCONGRESS A BIG STEP FOR YOUCONSIDERING YOU'RE APOLITICAL NEWCOMER. YES. WHY ISTHAT? WELL I'MCONCERNED ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THENATION YOU KNOW THEECONOMIC STANDING BUT RIGHT KNOWTHERE'S THEOTHER NEEDS WE HAVE. LIKE? THEEBOLA CRISIS, THE THREAT ISISTHEY'RE IMPORTANT. WHY ARE YOURUNNING AND WHY ARE YOURUNNING NOW? I'M REALLYCONCERNED ABOUT OUR LOCALECONOMY. WE NEED TO CREATE MOREJOBS. I THINK IS THEPOSSIBILITY THAT IF WE WERE TOINSTALL A LIGHT RAIL TRAINSYSTEM THAT CONNECTS THE NORTHSHORE TO THE SOUTH SHOREWE CAN CREATE UP TO A HUNDREDTHOUSAND NEW JOBS BUT THATWOULD CREATE A TWO BILLIONDOLLAR INCREASE IN THE LOCALECONOMY SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANTCREATING JOBSBUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THESAFETY OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE. WEARE DEALING WITH FRACKING.REPRESENTATIVESCALISE SAYS THAT FRACKING ISSAFE AND HAS BEEN SAFE FOR SIXTYYEARS BUT THE TRUTH IS IT KILLSPEOPLE WITH CANCER. SOI'M AGAINST FRACKING AND I WANTA SAFE ENVIRONNMENT IN THE PLACEWHERE WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.ONE THING YOUMENTIONED WHILE YOU'VE BEENRUNNING IS THAT YOU'REINTERESTED IN INTERNATIONALTRADE AND BRINGING A LOTOF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS HERE.EXPLAIN THAT ALITTLE BIT. WELL YOU KNOW, WEHAVE CUBA RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US.YOU KNOW WE HAD AN EMBARGO INCUBA FOR SO MANY YEARS. IT'SNOT DOING ANY GOOD TO US. OR TOTHEM. CUBA COULD BE A GOODECONOMIC BOOST TO LOUISIANA YOUKNOW, TOURISM AND MANYTHINGS. YOU KNOW, BUT IF WEDON'T CONCENTRATE ONCREATING JOBS AND JUSTPOLITICING, THAT'S NOTENOUGH. AT THE END OF THE DAY,WHY SHOULD VOTERS VOTE FORYOU, MR. MENDOZA? WELL, FIRST OFALL, WE HAVE THE EBOLACRISIS AT HAND AND IF WE DON'TPROPERLY FUND ALL HOSPITALS INTHE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW WEONLY HAVE FOURHOSPITALS THAT CAN PROPERLY TAKECARE OF 15 INDIVIDUALS. I MEANWE ARE MORE THAN 300 MILLIONPEOPLE HERE. SO WE NEEDTO PROPERLY FUND ALL HOSPITALSSO THEY CANPROPERLY TREAT THE EBOLA ANDFIND A WAY TO KEEP EBOLA INWEST AFRICA. CONTAIN IT AND CUREIT THERE. SO AT THE END OFTHE DAY, YOUR YOUR MOTIVATIONFOR RUNNING FOR U S CONGRESS IS?FIRST TO STOP THE THREAT OFEBOLA LOCALLY. THIS IS THENATIONAL EMERGENCY WHAT CONGRESSSHOULD GET BACKTO FINDING A WAY TO FIND IT TOFUND TO HAVE ALL THE HOSPITALSREADY TO TO TREAT PEOPLE RIGHTNOW THAN I THINK THEY JUSTGET ON THE BREAK. OK, ALL RIGHT.WELL, THANK YOU, MR.MENDOZA.AND DON'T FORGET YOU CAN GET THELATEST COMMITMENT 2014

In Their Own Words: Vinny Mendoza

Mendoza is the 2014 Democrat candidate for U.S. Representative – First District.